Who is God Anyway?

• Triune God

• Character of God

• Salvation from sin by God

God is a Trinity

• God the Father - the Planner

• God the Son - Jesus Christ, the Creator, Redeemer

• God the Holy Spirit – the Restorer, Convictor of Sin, Comforter, and Giver of Spiritual Gifts

- God is One in Essence and Three in Personality - Each Person of the Trinity has the same attributes as the Other Two Persons

The Father and Son are Co-Equal

• John 1:1 – “In the beginning was The Word (Logos-Jesus), and the Word was with God and was God.

• John 8:13 – “If you had known me, you should have known the Father.”

• John 10:30 – “I and My Father are One.”

The Father Sent the SonWho Sent the Spirit from the Father

• John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

• John 15:26 - “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.”

Trinity - Baptism and Prayer

• Baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

• Pray to the Father, in the Name of the Son and in the Power of the Holy Spirit

Types of Trinities

• God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit

• Body, soul and spirit

• Egg – shell, white, yolk

• Three-leaf clover (used by St. Patrick)

Light is One is Essence andThree in Property – “God is Light”

• Actinic – (used in aquariums) neither seen nor felt; like the Father

• Luminescent – seen and felt; like the Son

• Calorific – (used in “calorie” as a unitof heat); felt but not seen; like the Holy Spirit

10 Characteristics of God

1. Sovereign – God Reigns Supreme

6. Omnipotence -God is All-Powerful

2. Absolute Righteousness - God is Perfect

7. Omnipresence –God is in All Places

3 Justice -

God is Always Fair

8. Omniscience – God is All-Knowing

4. Love -

God is All-Loving

9. Veracity –

God is Truth

5. Eternal Life –

God Lives Forever

10. Immutability –

God Never Changes

God Has More Attributes,Including Combinations

• God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are always loving – a combination of Love (4) and Eternal Life (5)• God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit never change in their Justice – a combination of Justice (3) and Immutability (10)•God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit reign Supreme in all places – a combination of Sovereign (1) and Ominpresence (7)• God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are Just (3) and Loving (4) which leads to God’s Mercy

God Loves Us So Much

1. Romans 3:23 – “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God”

2. Romans 6:23 - “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

3. Romans 10:10 – “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”

“Behold I stand at the door and knock” – Revelation 3:20

Painting by Akiane at 8 Yrs. Old

The Resurrected Christ